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Overview
.infiniti is a brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) created under ICANN's New gTLD Program for the Infiniti luxury automobile marque. The string is managed by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and intended to serve the Infiniti brand worldwide. The brand name 'INFINITI' derives from 'Infinity' and is used for Nissan's luxury vehicle line.
History
- Application participated in ICANN's New gTLD Program as a brand TLD for INFINITI.
- The application succeeded and .infiniti was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on March 4, 2015.
- Registry information in ICANNWiki lists GMO Registry and identifies Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. as the manager/registry operator for the TLD.
- The TLD is categorized as a delegated, brand gTLD.
Usage and Audience
- Intended audience:
- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and affiliated stakeholders.
- Brand communications and services related to the Infiniti luxury automobile line.
- Brand context provided in the application:
- INFINITI was established as a luxury brand in 1985 and expanded sales internationally beginning in 1989.
- The brand emphasizes a 'Total Ownership Experience' and positions itself as a global luxury marque.
Registration Rules
- Access and eligibility:
- The .infiniti namespace is described as restricted and available only to Nissan and its stakeholders.
- Policy intent:
- The applicant emphasized restrictive rules and comprehensive abuse-handling processes to limit abusive registrations and maintain trust within the namespace.
SEO and Brand Impact
- The registry/application states that restrictive registration and abuse-handling policies are intended to:
- Deliver a reliable namespace with minimal abusive registrations.
- Increase user trust in information provided under .infiniti.
- Support brand positioning and consumer confidence for Infiniti-related online content.
Operator
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: INFINITI organisation: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. address: 2, Takaracho, Kanagawa-ku address: Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 220-8686 address: Japan contact: administrative name: Representative Director organisation: GMO Registry, Inc. address: 26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho address: Shibuya-ku Tokyo 1508512 address: Japan phone: +81-3-5456-1601 fax-no: +81-3-3780-5239 e-mail: newgtld@gmoregistry.com contact: technical name: Director organisation: GMO Registry, Inc. address: 26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho address: Shibuya-ku Tokyo 1508512 address: Japan phone: +81-3-5456-1601 fax-no: +81-3-3780-5239 e-mail: newgtld@gmoregistry.com nserver: A.GMOREGISTRY.NET 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:4 37.209.192.4 nserver: B.GMOREGISTRY.NET 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:4 37.209.194.4 nserver: K.GMOREGISTRY.NET 37.209.196.4 nserver: L.GMOREGISTRY.NET 2001:dcd:4:0:0:0:0:4 37.209.198.4 ds-rdata: 54241 8 2 4ba4a2e65269a0d1e93c17c160c744302700307d21c67889b9abac72644c5227 whois: whois.nic.gmo status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: http://www.gmoregistry.com/en/ created: 2014-07-10 changed: 2019-08-20 source: IANA